DADWAGON

Must admit, of the four Dadwagoneers on this site, I’m most likely the least committed daddy-shopper. Now, I’m not entirely unaffected by the rigorous ministrations of the ad-monkeys running this planet. I, like everyone else, am deeply moved at the sight of a girl doll with a “willie na na” (a technical term); and who [...]

A silly little piece in the Times the other day caught my attention.
It was, at least on one level, a good holiday story about commercialism and overspending on children for the holidays. As a parent, I can relate. JP got two sets of Lincoln Logs (one from my Dad, one from my ex), a TinkerToy [...]

Quite by accident, we found ourselves at the Aventura Mall yesterday just north of Miami. Wedged between the yacht-ridden Intracoastal Waterway and the Turnberry Isle Resort and Golf Club, it is a vast citadel of shopping, a gilded pimple on the ass of debt-laden America. Exactly the kind of mall experience we were glad to [...]

Because there are an infinite number of Websites, there is, of course, the “Top 5 Worst Baby Shower Gifts.”
My favorite: the peepee teepee.
The one I wished I was shocked existed: baby high heels.
The one I actually owned (blame the ex): the baby-wipe warmer.
Anyone out there have stuff that should have made the list, I’m all [...]